26/07/2026
The Forest That Remembers!🌱
There is a quiet corner of Coron where the tide rises each day, wrapping itself around roots that were once no taller than our hands.
Years ago, we stood there carrying seedlings instead of certainty. We laughed when we slipped into the mud, complained about the heat, and wondered if these tiny mangroves would ever survive. Looking at them now, it is hard to believe that something so small could become a sanctuary for fish, a refuge for birds, and a shield for our coastlines.💚🤍
That is the lesson mangroves have been teaching us all along. Real change rarely arrives all at once.It grows quietly. Root by root. Volunteer by volunteer. Generation by generation.
This International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem, we celebrate not only the forests that protect us, but also every young person, Fisher folk, elder, teacher, child, and community member who chose to believe that a handful of seedlings could become a legacy.
One day, someone will walk through a thriving mangrove forest without knowing who planted it.🥹
And that's okay.🥹
Because conservation has never been about being remembered. It has always been about making sure the forest does.🤍
🌱 Happy International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem.
— Coron Eco-Warriors